diff --git a/VMInstance.py b/VMInstance.py
index 46cfd8b1..f6cdf1fe 100644
--- a/VMInstance.py
+++ b/VMInstance.py
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ class VMInstance:
             print(data.decode('ascii'))
             try:
                 self.hypervisor = data.decode('ascii')
+                self.state = self.zk.get('/domains/{}/state'.format(self.domuuid))
+                self.manage_vm_state()
             except:
-                return
-            self.manage_vm_state()
+                pass
 
         # Watch for changes to the state field in Zookeeper
         @zk.DataWatch('/domains/{}/state'.format(self.domuuid))
@@ -58,9 +59,10 @@ class VMInstance:
             print(data.decode('ascii'))
             try:
                 self.state = data.decode('ascii')
+                self.hypervisor = self.zk.get('/domains/{}/hypervisor'.format(self.domuuid))
+                self.manage_vm_state()
             except:
-                return
-            self.manage_vm_state()
+                pass
 
     # Get data functions
     def getstate(self):